John wesley rodgerg



-March 11 1924;

J. W. RODGERS BOX Filed Jan. 17. 1923 :V ii

attomwl u I Patented Mar. 11, 1924.

UNITED STATES JOHN WESLEY RODGERS, OF VIARRENTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

BOX.

Application filed, January 17, 1923.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN WESLEY Rononns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warrenton, in the county of WVarren and State of North Carolina, have invented anew and useful Box, of'which the following is specification.

This invention relates to boxes of that type particularly designed for holding cigarettes and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a box having a slidable inner member equipped with an integral closure.

Another object is to provide an inner sliding member having a closure so constructed and arranged as to open and close automatically when the member is shifted to'project the ends of the contents of the box, or to house said contents, respectively.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a plan view of the blank from which the outer member of the box is constructed.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the blank from which the inner member is constructed.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one face of the completed box.

Fig. 4. is a longitudinal central section thereof with the box in closed sealed position, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the closure in open position.

In the embodiment illustrated, the outermember 1 of the box constituting this invention is composed of an elongated strip of cardboard or like material as shown in Fig. 1, the same having parallel side and end edges and provided at one side edge with a laterally and inwardly extending opening 2. The strip is of a width equal to the length of the box to be produced and is designed to be folded along the dotted lines 3, 4t, 5, and 6, the distance between the lines 3 and 4 and those 5 and 6 being equal to the thickness of the box to be Serial No. 613,216.

produced. The end edges of the strip are designed to be arranged in lapped relation and glued together completing the outer or housing member 1 of the box.

The inner member or slide 10 oesigned for cooperating with the member 1 to form the complete box is constructed from the blank shown in Fig. 2 being composed of an elongated strip of cardboard similar to that from which the member 1 is constructed and having parallel side edges, being provided at opposite ends with flaps 11 and 12. The strip 10 is adapted to be folded along the transverse dotted lines 13 and 14k to provide an end wall 15 for the slide or inner member. The other end portion of the strip 10 is also folded along the transverse lines 16, 17 and 18. That portion of the strip 10 between the lines 16 and 18 con stitutes the closure of the box and when the slide 10 is projected longitudinally within the housing of the box, this closure will be extended along the outer side of one projecting end of the slide 10 as shown clearly in Fig. 5. The strip 10 is preferably scored transversely along the line 17 to divide the closure into two folds 19 and 20 respectively, the fold 19 being slightly narrower than the fold 20.

A tongue 21 is struck out of the body portion of the slide 10 adjacent the end having the closure constituting two folds, and which is designed to operate in the opening 2 of the housing.

The slide 10 ismounted in the housing 1 a shown in Fig. 1 with the flap 12 extending against the inner wall thereof and the end 15 closing one end of the said housing while the body portion of the member 10 lies against the inner face of the other wall of said housing as shown in said figure. The flap 11 is positioned on the outer face of the slide 10 between it and the housing with the folded members 19 and 20 constituting the closure for this end of the housing, the tongue 21 being extended through the opening 2 in the outer member or box housing.

A seal 22 is designed to secure this end of the-box by lapping over the closure 23 and being secured to the outer faces of the housing by some suitable adhesive.

Assuming that the inner member of the box is filled with cigarettes or other material which will prevent the slide 10 from bending toward the opposed walls of the housing,

(see Figs. 3 and 41), then when theseal 22 has been broken and the tongue 21torn off, the end wall 15 of the slide is thrust into the housing portion of the box causing the slide to move longitudinally of the box and to be projected from the other end thereof. This movement results in the contents of the slide pressing against the folds 19 and 20 at a point to one side of the bent or folded line 16. This will result in the two folds 19 and 20 swinging outwardly into the position shown in Fig. 5, in which position this closure 23 composed of the two folds 19 and 20, will aline with the body of the slide 10. Obviously during this movement of the slide, articles within the box will be .pro-

jected into the dotted line position shown in Fig.5, where they can be conveniently reached and removed.

When it is desired to close the box, it is merely necessary to press laterally and inwardly on the outer fold 19, thus causing the sliding member 10 and the articles carried thereby to move back into the housing por tion of the box a distance equal to the width of the fold 19, after which the fold 20 together with the fold 19 hearing thereagainst, is pressed inwardly into the end of the housing as shown in Fig. 4.

As fold 19 is narrower than fold :20 and as the contents of the box will hold the slide 10 and the flap 12 in frictional engagement with the walls of the box as well as flap 11, it will be seen that when the slide is thus pushed into the housing portion of the box, it will hold the closure in shut position.

In the use of a box constructed as herein shown and described, it is not necessary to leave the closure out of position-and hold it while removing-a portion of the contents of the box, but instead the closure will swing in open position automatically, fullyexposing the contents. By simply foldingthe closure and swinging it into the end of the box, the slide 10 and the articles carried thereby will move back into housed position.

and 2, it may be manufactured much more economic-ally than when composed of a single piece.

Various changes in the form, shape, pro portionand other minor details of construction may be made without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the claimed invention.

I claim':

A box of the class described comprising a housing having open ends with a slot in one wall opening through one end, an inner member slidable in said housing on one wall thereof and normally extending throughout thelengthof the housing, said slidable member being in the form of a strip folded to provide an end closure for the housing with a flap in advance of said closure, the flap extending inwardly and engaging the other wall of the housing, the=other end of said strip being folded to form parallel layers one of which is narrower than the other and adapted to lie flat upon each other when in closed position and forming a closurefor the other end of the housing, said strip beyond said layers having a flap folded outwardly on the body portion of thestrip and adapted to engage the slotted wall of the housing, said strip having an outstruck' tongue adapted to extend through the slot in the housing, and a seal to extend over the slotted portion of the housing and hold the inner member encased within the housing. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WESLEY RODGERS. Witnesses:

WALTERR. WHITE, Anrnnns J ONES. 

